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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Look out for rhizomatic learning. Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. Many of these are merely extensions of what we’ve seen in 2013 but there are some new things that we’ll see. Introduction. The MOOC backlash.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Look out for rhizomatic learning. Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. Many of these are merely extensions of what we’ve seen in 2013 but there are some new things that we’ll see. Introduction. The MOOC backlash.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

But LMS providers have sought to extend the functionality of their products, acquiring other companies that offered administratively adjacent features and extracting more data from students’ and professors’ activities online than was contained in the original SIS. ” But what did Facebook do?

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Online Learning. Mobile Learning. Social Learning, Social Networks. Competencies and Certificates. Data and Privacy.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” You can learn anything online, Siegler argued. Altius Education.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Online Learning. Mobile Learning. Social Learning, Social Networks. Competencies and Certificates. Data and Privacy.

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